Man dies after being hit by van in Mantua Township

MANTUA TWP., N.J. -- A man who was walking north on Glassboro Road near Lambs Road, carrying an umbrella and pushing a bicycle, was hit by a van and suffered fatal injuries early Wednesday.

Jaglar Singh, 62, had a last known address in North Plainfield, but police believe he had been staying somewhere in Pitman.

Singh, dressed in black, appeared to have been struck from behind by the 1999 Ford Econoline van, driven by Richard Mack, 41, of Pitman, said police. Mack stopped his van and dialed 911 for help at about 5:34 a.m.

A Glassboro police officer, who was returning from transporting a prisoner, was first on the scene and he and other officers administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the victim until emergency medical technicians arrived to take over, police said.

The victim was taken to Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Washington Township, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to police.

Gloucester County EMS, Sewell Fire Co. and Glassboro police assisted at the scene.

The Mantua Police Crash Investigation Unit and Detective Bureau are investigating the crash.

Anyone with information about the accident is urged to telephone Mantua Township police at (856) 468-1920.